由内华达州民主党参议员凯瑟琳·科尔特斯·马斯托（Catherine Cortez Masto）领衔的16名美国参议员致信美国移民和海关执法局（ICE）代理局长，要求取消为执法人员配备电击手套的计划 1。信件签署者包括独立参议员安格斯·金（Angus King）和14名民主党人 1。ICE计划花费高达2000万美元采购电击手套，该设备需直接接触皮肤才能产生电击 1。
参议员们质疑ICE花费高达2000万美元采购该设备的必要性及其安全使用的能力，并指出此前多地出现的武力滥用事件令人担忧 1。对此，白宫边境事务主管汤姆·霍曼（Tom Homan）辩称，该设备可作为避免使用致命武力的替代手段 1。霍曼同时表示，该设备的部署还需数月时间，以完善培训和政策细节 1。
A coalition of 16 U.S. senators, spearheaded by Nevada Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto, has formally requested that the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) abandon a proposed initiative to arm agents with electric shock gloves 1. The letter, which was signed by 14 Democrats alongside Independent Senator Angus King, challenges the justification for ICE's potential expenditure of up to $20 million on the devices and questions the agency's capacity to deploy them safely 1. Furthermore, the lawmakers highlighted their concerns regarding past instances of excessive force by law enforcement across the country 1.
The equipment is designed to deliver an electric shock only upon direct contact with the skin 1. Defending the procurement plan, White House border affairs director Tom Homan argued that the gloves could function as a non-lethal alternative to deadly force 1. He also clarified that the actual deployment of the devices remains months away, as the agency needs additional time to finalize training protocols and policy guidelines 1.
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